DECEMBER 2021
TRENDS & INNOVATIONS SHAPING
THE GLOBAL TECH SECTOR
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Contents
04 THE VIEW FROM GP BULLHOUND
24 EXPERT VIEW
Liz Wessel, WayUp
05 TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS 2022
06 RECAP OF 2021 PREDICTIONS
08 SNAPSHOT OF WHAT'S SHAPING TECH
FOR 2022
10 PREDICTION 1
Creating a new economy
12 PREDICTION 2
The rise of decentralised finance (DeFi)
14 PREDICTION 3
Technology supercharging supply chains
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Peyman Zamani, Logicbroker
EXPERT VIEW
18 PREDICTION 4
The next ARMs race
20 PREDICTION 5
The new virtual playground
22 PREDICTION 6
Technology driving diversity, equity and inclusion
26 PREDICTION 7
Wearables strike back, powered by artificial
intelligence
28 PREDICTION 8
The global semiconductor shortage
28 PREDICTION 9
Artificial intelligence automating healthcare at
all levels
30 EXPERT VIEW
Jason Krantz, Definitive Healthcare
32 PREDICTION 10
The future of payment
A LOOK BACK AT PAST
PREDICTIONS
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40 METHODOLOGY
41 DISCLAIMER
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The view
FROM GP BULLHOUND
Authors
In its 15th year, our Technology Predictions report analyses how the latest trends and the leading visionaries in these
ecosystems are shaping our future. Our methodology in selecting the coming year’s predictions is shaped directly by our
experience in working with the world’s leading entrepreneurs and cutting-edge technologies, balanced with unique market
insight gathered across our global network.
2021 has witnessed record-breaking growth in global technology M&A activity, driven by the need for companies to stay
competitive and innovative during the unprecedented times we are in, which is considerably changing consumer habits.
Companies are also rethinking their supply chains due to shifting geopolitical relations, t